When my spouse and I were married in 2022, we chose Iceland as our honeymoon destination. Iceland is an incredible country for many reasons. Along with its striking natural beauty, vibrant culture, delicious food, and excellent ecological practices, we selected Iceland as a destination for religious reasons. Within the wide world of Pagan religions, our...| Glasse Witch Cottage
There is a stereotype within the Pagan community that gets encapsulated as “Epic Wolf Shirt Guy.” It’s an extreme form of animal kinship. Epic Wolf Shirt Guy has an animal they really resonate with, usually something sort of stereotypically Pagan, hence the wolf being the prime example of this stereotype. The joke is that they own 2,327 representations of their animal, have an altar dedicated to their animal, wear clothes with dramatic art of their animal printed on them, and may in fac...| Glasse Witch Cottage
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Many years ago, I was introduced to the idea of selecting a single word for each calendar year to act as an intention, touchstone, and big-picture goal. The beauty of a single word intention is that the simplicity means multiple ways of connecting are possible.| Glasse Witch Cottage
One perspective common to most of the belief systems that fall under the umbrella term of Paganism is a desire to connect more fully with the natural world. There’s a recognition among most Pagans that Western culture, as a whole, has slipped too far from the cycle of the seasons and the interconnected web of existence. Indeed, treating the natural world as a resource to be exploited and viewing the lives of our non-human neighbors as meaningless and expendable has resulted in a world in tu...| Glasse Witch Cottage
I was a lonely child. I am now and have always been a bit of a too-much person. I have big feelings, an abundance of natural energy, and I’m very smart. I also fall into the neurodiverse world when it comes to how my brain works. I have some sensory processing issues that can cause trouble if they get too close to the surface. I know now that some of the behaviors and lashing-out I experienced as a child were a response to hitting neurological overwhelm. It’s easy to analyze all of that n...| Glasse Witch Cottage
